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Lcttcrs'Patent N 95,449, dated October 5. 1869.

IMPROVED SNOW-PLOW.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES L. Enrozox, ofSalt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake, and Territory of Utah, haveinvented a new and useful Improved Snow-Plow; and I do hereby'declarethat the following is a full and exact description of the same, refer:ence being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon;

This invention is an imprpvement on that patented by me in Sweden, March30, 1865, and consists, mainly, in certain devices for clearing thetrack of a railroad from snow, and depositing the same at a sufficientdistance from said track, as will hereinafter more fully appear. I

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, a

portion thereof being broken away.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same inverted, with the running gearremoved, and a portion of the framework broken away.

Figure 3 is a side elevation.

Figure 4 is a plan view.

To enable others skilled in the art to made and use my invention, 1 willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The foundation of my machine consists of the longitudinal horizontalbeams A, which are three in numher, and the inclined beams A which runnearly the whole length of the machine, and are five in number,

being rigidly attached to the beams A. and projections extendingtherefrom.

The forward ends of the beams A are bevelled, as shown, and connected bytransverse beam A. To this latter is bolted the inclined platform orscraper (I, having the horizontal edge a, and projections a a whichscrape the surface of the rails.

a a represent two longitudinal duroping-platforms, which are hinged tothe twoouter of the beams A, and constitute, in connection with theplatform a, the surface of the inclined plane A.

15 represents a triangular-shaped plow, with vertical concave sides, BB, the point of which is toward the forward end of the machine, itsfunction being to force the snow off at eitherside. 'lhc platforms (0 ahave their inneredges curved to correspond with the sides B B, and areprovided at their rear ends with the elbow-levers b I), which projectinward, and are confined by a button, I), which, when turnedtransversely, confines thesamc in position, but when turned par-. allel,allows the levers to be raised, and the plates to be inclined outward,by which lllUilllSlLll accumulation of snow on the inclined planc may bedumped.

b b I) represent vertical cutters along thecdgc ofthc scraper a, the twoouter ones being more firmly secured than that in the centre. Saidcutters are secured by the system of braces shown, and are provided ontheir rear edges with the hinged guides or wings I), 850., the lowerends of which pass through the curved slots b, and are pivoted below theplatform to the transverse connecting-rod (J. a

0 represents a cord or chain, one end of which is attached to the end ofthe rod 0, and passes from thence around the pulley 0 along to the rearof the machine, where it is wound around the pulley of, and passes 'backto the pulley c and thence outward to the op The pulley c is attached toposite end of the rod 0. the vertical shaft 1), which passes through theplatform D, and terminates in the hand-wheel D.

1) represents the trucks, which arcof ordinary construction, exceptingthat the ibrward pair is smaller than the others, to accommodate itselfto the'inclined platform.

d represents a transverse beam, which extends across the top of thetrack, andisprovided with two projections, (l d, which pass along theinner sides of the rails, thereby preventing the same from being cloggedwith snow.

The operation of my invention will be readily understood.

When the parts are all adjusted, and the track tobe cleaned in an opencountry, the wings I) are in line with the cutters b, the plow is movedfin-ward, 7

and the snow pressed up the incline, and against the concave sides B B,which throw the same outward with a force correspomlingto the velocitywith which the instrument is moving.

When the track is cut beside a steep dcclivity, by turning thehand-wheel I), the wings I)" will be turned in a like direction, andforce all the snow to one side.

\Vhere a deep cut is to be cleared, the machine is run into the sameuntil it is loaded, and then hacked to a convenient place, where it isunloaded. By turning the button I), the platforms are turned, and allowthoload to slide off.

Having thus fully described my invention,

\Vhat l claini as new, and desire to secure by hottcrs latent, is

The snow-plow above described, consisting substantially of the inclinedplane A", plow B, dumping-plat; forms a, with their attaclnncnts,vertical cutters I), wings I)", connecting-rod 0, cord c, and pulleys c,shaft 1), and pulleys c 0'', arranged and operated substant-ially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses:

' Aunnuos Minna,

Hosna STOUT.

